Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1040507 search inquires.

Selected title: First Strike
Explanation: An unofficial term referring to a coin struck shortly after a new die is put into use. Such coins often have prooffike surfaces and resemble proof, in certain (but not all) characteristics. Resurfaced previously-used dies sometimes also have these characteristics
Explanation: A grading service term used by PCGS, NGC, and other grading services. It indicates the coin was in one of the first groups of coins shipped by the US mint. PCGS and NGC will seal the coin in their "First Strike" plastic slab holder with the words " First Strike" inside the PCGS holder

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55295 13.58%
Silver Clad 32236 7.92%
Coin Silver 24329 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23258 5.71%
BN 22821 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21841 5.36%
RB 21284 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18303 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18013 4.42%
Reeded Edge 17072 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16937 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16008 3.93%
Rarity 15995 3.93%
PQ 15834 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15585 3.83%
Incuse 14896 3.66%
Coin drop 14631 3.59%
High Relief 14520 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14197 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13936 3.42%